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              Page 1 Vol. 17, No. 2 April 2002
University Pro-vost
William
Flores met with
Library staff
members for a
question and
answer session
in February.
fact that you can find the Library on
the  web at http://lib.nmsu.edu.
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New Mexico State University Library Newsletter
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bauer of Las Cruces
recently  established  the  Regis  J.  Guest
Memorial  Endowed  Fund  for  the  New
Mexico State University Library.  Annual
earnings  from  the  endowment  will  be
used for the acquisition, processing and
preservation of music-related material for
the Library.
The endowment is named in memory of
the Bauers  son, the late Regis J. Guest.
Mr. Guest enjoyed music, especially jazz.
Library cataloger and music fund man-
ager Gary Mayhood said,  We are so grate-
ful to the Bauers for their generosity.  This
gift will benefit  the University  Library s
music program in perpetuity. 
Gifts are being accepted for the Regis J.
Guest  Memorial  Endowed  Fund  (fund
89017) from all interested persons.  Gifts
may be sent  to the New Mexico State Uni-
versity Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 3590,
Las Cruces, NM 88003.
Bauers Establish
Endowment
hundred students from Mesilla Valley Christian School and Vista Elementary School
attended these instructional sessions.
Leslie Bergloff, the Regional Coordinator of Southern New Mexico History Day, librar-
ians and professors taught sessions for local students about locating library and web
resources relating to  Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History,  the theme for History
Day 2002.  Jon Hunner, a history professor, introduced the students to historical
research and the use of primary sources.  Librarians Molly Molloy, Latin American
Specialist, and Kate Manuel, Instruction Coordinator,  gave the students practice in
using the Library s online catalog, the resources of the Library s Rio Grande Historical
Collections, and web sites to identify primary sources on their topics.  More than two
One hundred students, many accompanied by their parents, attended a special re-
search session on History Day 2002, Saturday, February 9.  The use of Zuhl Library s
electronic classroom and consultation with reference librarians was made available
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  Portia Vescio of the University Archives/Rio Grande
Historical Collections and Cheryl Wilson of Special Collections also provided students
with an opportunity to learn about and make use of unique resources that most
people do not encounter until reaching college.
and their school librarian, Ida Garcia, visited the Library.  These students were amazed
at the size of a library with resources on seven floors in two buildings.  They learned
about how a university library differs from a high school library, and about the vari-
ous electronic resources the Library makes
available.  The students looked on in fas-
cination as researchers read and printed
text from microfiche/microfilm readers.
Hundreds of area students recently visited the New Mexico State University Library, as
the Library Instruction Program partnered with local public and private elementary
and secondary schools to increase the students  awareness of the specific resources
the University Library offers and to develop the foundations of lifelong information
literacy skills among pre-college students.
Sixty-four students from the New Mexico
Junior College Outward Bound Program
also visited the Library in March.  Monica
Kirby, Outreach Librarian; Dora Morales,
Library Specialist, Zuhl Periodicals; Irene
Shown; and Fabian Franco, a student as-
sistant, conducted these students on a
tour of the Library, introducing them to
the type of resources we make available
and how our students use the Library.
(Students, continued on page 2)
February also brought a visit from a class
of elementary school students who were
studying dinosaurs in a special educa-
tion  program  in  the  Las  Cruces  Public
Schools.  Ten students learned about the
Library s dinosaur-related resources from
Laura Thode, Humanities Librarian, and
Irene Shown, Library Specialist.
Library dinosaur “Stan” had
some young visitors in February.
In March 2002, a group of library assis-
tants  from  Santa  Teresa  High  School
Area Students Explore Library
The  Library s  newsletter,
formerly entitled  Citations,
has been redesigned with a
new name and a new spirit!
The new name reflects the
In This Issue
Border Database Announced                          2
Library Staff News                                     2
Ceci Mendoza Retires                                        2
Library Measures Service Quality                   3
Oral History Resources Described                3
Donors Honored                                                    3
Karen Stabler Receives Award                         3
Think Like a Poet, Enter Contest                    4
Health Poster Session is Finalist                     4